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March 2002 JUG Meeting:</h2>

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Triangle Java Users Group Presents:</h3></center>



<p align="center"><font size="5">Introduction to .NET</font>&nbsp;



<p align="center"><b>presented by</b>



<p align="center"><b>Sam Ruby</b> of <b>The Apache Software Foundation</b></p>

<p align="center">Monday, March 18th, 2002



<br>6:30 PM - 9:00 PM



<p align="center">LOCATION: MCNC Auditorium



<br>3021 Cornwallis Road



<br>Research Triangle Park, North Carolina



<p align="center">919.248.1800



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<b>Abstract:</b><br>

<a href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0101679/">Sam Ruby</a> will present an

overview of the .NET technologies, covering the spectrum from the execution

engine, languages, class libraries, and web services.&nbsp; Comparisons to Java

technologies and alternatives for Linux users will be discussed.

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  <b>About Speaker:</b><br>

  Sam is a Vice President of the <a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache Software

  Foundation</a> and a developer on the Apache <a href="http://xml.apache.org/axis/">Axis</a>

  project. He is also the chairman of the <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org">Jakarta</a>

  project, who's mission is to provide commercial-quality server solutions based

  on the Java Platform, developed in an open and cooperative fashion. He is a

  member of the <a href="http://xml.apache.org/whoweare.html">XML PMC</a>, an

  officer of ECMA and convener of the TC39 group standardizing the <a href="http://www.ecma.ch/ecma1/MEMENTO/TC39-G3.HTM">Common

  Language Infrastructure</a> (CLI) for the .NET Framework. He is also a member

  of the <a href="http://www.php.net/credits.php">PHP group</a>, a select group

  of developers who contribute to core PHP. He is a Senior Technical Staff

  Member in the Emerging Technologies group at <a href="http://www.ibm.com">IBM </a>and

  is involved in a host of open source initiatives. He is also a member of the

  Technical advisory board for <a href="http://www.activestate.com/Corporate/People/Tech_Board.html">ActiveState</a>

  corporation.

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  <b>About Company:</b><br>

  The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the Apache community of

  open-source software projects. The Apache projects are characterized by a

  collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic

  software license, and a desire to create high quality software that leads the

  way in its field. We consider ourselves not simply a group of projects sharing

  a server, but rather a community of developers and users.

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  <b>Format:</b><br>

The talk will last about 60 minutes (Q&A will follow)

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AGENDA:</h3>

6:30 pm - Meet, talk, snacks

<br>7:00-7:15 - Announcements, Status of JUG projects

<br>7:15 - 8:15 - Presentation

<br>8:15 - 8:30 -  Discussion with presenter

<br>9:00 - Doors close



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DIRECTIONS to MCNC:</h3>



<b>From Raleigh:</b>



<br>Take I-40 West toward Durham and Chapel Hill. You will enter RTP. Where



I-40 splits, bear right onto the Durham Freeway North (Highway 147). Take



the Cornwallis Road Exit. At the end of the exit ramp, bear right - cross



back over the Freeway. MCNC is located approximately 3/4 mile on the right.



<p><b>From Durham:</b>



<br>Get on the Durham Freeway South (Highway 147). Take the Cornwallis



Road exit. At the end of the ramp, bear right - MCNC is approximately 3/4



mile on right.



<p>Click here for <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/directions.html">map with



directions</a>, or visit the <a href="http://trijug.org/mcnc/?/gotomcnc.html">MCNC



web site</a>.



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